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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

Gov. Ormsbee on Tuesday appointed
Col. John b. Mead of Randolph and
Messrs. Edgar n. Bissell of Shoreham
and Luman A. Drew of Burlng-
ton cattle commission to look out
for pleuro-pneumonia and take such ac-
ton in the premises as seemed best.
A herd of cattle brought from the
West to Hebron, n. Y, close to the
western border of Bennington coun-
ty, this State, was found to have the dis
ease and was slaughtered, the other day,
by order of the New York State COM
mission. 1t is said that three calves from
this herd were taken to Bennington coun-
ty. One of them fell i'll of the disease
and was slaughtered; the others are re-
ported to be still in the county. Gov.
Ormsbee met Messrs. Bissell and Drew
of the commission here Wednesday and
explained the situation to them. Col.
Mead was prevented by a business en-
gagement from coming. 1t was decided
at the meeting that Mr.. Drew should go
uoN II W DtHIllnSlol county. anu IL
thought necessary that quarantine
against York State be declared and that
Bennington county be quarantined, also,
if the disease was found to exist there.
The Massachusetts State cattle com
mssioners have issued the following
communication to the various city and
town authorities of that State
1t having come to the knowledge of the
cattle commissioners that contagious
pleuro-pneumonia, or lung plague, has
made its appearance in sundry places in
New York and along the boundary line
of New York and Vermont, you are
therefore directed to seize and quarantine
at the expense of owners thereof all
working oxen, milch cows and store
cattle which are brought to this State
from either of the above States after this
date. All permits for the movement OF
the above classes of cattle are hereby can
celled and you are not to respect the
same if they are of date previous to the
present. Beef cattle, which in your
judgment are intended for immediate
slaughter, and are not being surreptitious-
ly moved for other purposes, you will
allow to pass from either Watertown OIL
Brighton to an abattoir, but cattle going
to remote places in the State must be
moved by railroad to the nearest desig-
mated place of slaughter and may be then
conveyed to the same.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
PERSONAL,

Hon. John NJ Dyer is i'll, at his home
in West Salisbury, with a hard cold and
asthma, which will probably confine him
to the house a week or ten days longer.
The Rev. Mr.. Sargent of New Haven
has accepted unanimous call from the
Congregational church of Adams, Mass,
and will assume the duties of his pastor
ate May l.
Under the amended charter of Rutland
village the municipal judge is appointed
by the governor, instead of elected by
the village as heretofore. Gov. Ormsbee
has Just named Geo. f. Lawrence, Esq,
formerly of this vicinity, for the place.
Hon. Jabez ID. Bridgman. a widely
known lawyer of Bellows Falls, 80 years
old, was stricken with paralysis Tuesday
night in his office and now lies at the
point of death. He represented his town
in the legislature of 1857 and '5S and was
State Senator in 1880 and 1881.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
THE SCHOOL COMMISSION.

As is elsewhere noted, Gov. Ormsbee
has appointed as members of the school
commission, under what is known as the
Marsh law of the last session of the leg
islature, Hon. j. NJ. Tyler of Brattle-
boro, President Brainerd of this college
and Principal Landon of the Burlington
high school. A better selection could
not have been made. Mr.. Tyler is famil-
lar with educational matters, and the
other two members of the board have
been lifelong teachers. The scope of
the commissions work is wide, and the
duties they have to perform are by no
means easy. The act provides that the
commission shall "revise, redraft, and so
far as may by said committee be deemed
necessary, draw up new bill, rejecting
all or as many sections of the school law
now in force as they may deem desirable
and substituting therefor such new sec
ton, as will best add to the efficiency
and improve the public schools of the
State" The commission is to report to the
next general assembly. 1t will be seen
that they are, practically, to reconstruct
the school system of the State. The
commission was needed, and we have no
doubt but that it will accomplish the
task for which it was created.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
New ARMS FOR THE MILITIA.

The new arms and equipments of the
Vermont national guard have arrived at
the Montpelier arsenal, and have been in
spected by Quartermaster-gener Gil
more and Adjutant-General Peck. The
new arms consist of $50 Springfield rifles,
model of 1884, and will take the place of
the old 50-caibre breech-loaders bought
shortly after the close of the war. The
new rifles are of No. 45 calibre, with
blued steel barrels and bayonets and
weigh eight pounds. The new equip
ments consist of Frazier's improved car
fridge box, which holds 20 rounds of am
munition, and has "A sliding cover and a
set of black leather belts. The Vermont
supplied with these cartridge boxes.
which are said by military men to be SUI
perior to any now in use. Twenty thou
sand rounds of rifle ball cartridges were
also received. The quartermaster-gen-
eral has realized enough from the sale OF
old arms and equipments stored in the
arsenal to pay with the State appropria-
ton for the new rifles and equipments
The Springfield rifles with which the ma
tional guard are now armed were sup
piled them in 1871. They will be kept al
the State arsenal for use in emergencies
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
The COMMERCE COMMISSION.

The interstate commerce COMMISSION
has organized by choosing Judge Cooley
of Michigan chairman, and has opened
headquarters in Washington. Applica-
tions for relief are to be made to it in the
form of petitions. Its first action was
in the case of the Southern Railway n
Steamship association, which claimed
that water competition and other causes
rendered immediate compliance with the
terms of the act almost impossible. The
commission allows the association to do
business at the old rates temporarily, or
until it can investigate.
The act went into effect on Tuesday.
A good deal of trouble has resulted, es-
pecially for those who deal in the more
bulky articles of merchandise, such as
-four; which are only shipped long dis
tances and sold to be delivered at the
purchasers place of business. Rates are
so uncertain that sellers find it hard to
tell what to ask.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The Republicans have carried Michigan.
and the prohibitory amendment was de-
feated.
Scattering returns from Kansas indicate
that Tuesdays municipal elections in
general passed off quietly. In some cities
and towns the women availed themselves
quite generally of their newly acquired
privilege.
At a conference of Scotch millers at
Glasgow resolution was adopted de-
mandng that duty be imposed upon
foreign flour. This does not indicate that
free-trade cures all commercial ills, as
some reformers would have us believe.
The New York Senate has passed the
Crosby high-lcense bill, Is to II. strict
party vote. except that two Republicans
voted with the Democrats in the negative.
Now Gov. Hill is expected to veto the
measure.
The election in Chicago resulted in
victory for the Republicans, who elected
Roche, their candidate for mayor, by a
very large majority, the Democrats not
having IA ticket in the field. The boasts
of the socialists that they would poll a
phenomenally large vote were idle: their
strength was not half what their leaders
claimed they elected only one alderman
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
VERMONT FARMS,

That farming lands in Vermont are in
the main depreciating in value is not de-
MED. The valuation per acre in many To-
calties is from one-third to one-half of
what it was fifteen years ago. While this
percentage of loss does not extend
throughout the State, it is said that the
value of the average farm is estimated at
about the cost of the buildings upon it,.
- Swanton Sentry.
The above is statement frequently
seen in the papers these days, and the
conclusion is invariably drawn that be-
cause the value of farms has decreased,
nothing but financial perdition awaits the
Vermont farmer. But we cannot see it
in that light at all. Like everything else,
land has lost its war valuation. But so
have all sorts of property. No merchant
inventory his stock at the prices he paid
for the various articles composing it, and
yet merchants do not go out of business.
If Vermont farm will not put as much
money into its owners pocket as it did
20 years ago, the money which he does
get out of it will 60 much further in the
purchase of the necessities of life. Those
who are paying heavy interest on mort
cages are, of course, at a disadvantage,
but it looks to us as if a farmer who had
his farm paid for ought to be pretty well
cOntented with his lot. And the young
man who wants to invest in a farm has a
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08

fleece, IA 1-2 lbs; carcass, 55; staple,
2 IA; fibre, 3 IA. No. 60, A. Chapman
owner and breeder; sire, Boss Luck !;
weight of fleece, II lbs. 10 OF; carcass,
60; days growth, 3s4; staple, 2 1-2; fibre,
a. No. $40, j. b. Hambin & Son owners
and breeders; sire, j. B. Hambin 273 ;
weight of fleece, IA 1-2 lbs. carcass, 75 !;
days growth, 367; staple 2 Is; fibre,
3 1-S. No. 5S, A. Chapman owner and
breeder; sire, Boss Luck; weight of
fleece, II lbs. 6 oz., carcass, Sc; days
growth, 3S4; staple, 2 l-2; fibre, 4. No.
33S, j. b. Hamblin & Son owners and
breeders; sire, j. b. Hambin 2l5; weight
of fleece, II lbs l3 or. carcass, 50 days
growth. 372; staple, rs; fibre, 3. No.
34l, same owners and breeders; sire, j.
b. Hamblin 273; weight of fleece, 13 lbs.
10 o.; carcass, G3; days growth. 1854 4;
staple, , Is; fibre, Is. No. &C, A.
Chapman owner and breeder; weight of
fleece, II lbs. 13 or; carcass, 50: days
growth, 365; staple, 3-4 fibre, 3-4.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
CORNWALL CREAMERY.

Allow us to say through the REGISTER that
we shall be prepared to open our creamery as
soon as the season is far enough advanced to
mako it practicable to have the milk bl ought
in. We are putting everything in first-class
order and making improvements wherever
we saw they were needed. Our engine at the
West Cornwall branch has been thoroughly
overhauled, a new boiler provided for it,
which is being severely tested before being
put to work Tor the season. We have secured
the services of careful and efficient assistants
and are confident of attaining the very best
results in the way of manufacture.
The high character of our product of last
year and the avidity with which it was sought
tor by the trade enables us to commence this
season with frst-class market already Sc.
cured, and gives us great advantage over
the past year, when we had our reputation to
establish.
To those who contemplate patronizing us
the coming season we have two propositions
to make:
We will make the butter upon the same plan
we did last year by the pound, furnishing
packages, salt, color and deliver at the cars,
deducting cents per. h., the freight and com.
mission, and divide the balance among the
patrons in proportion to the amount and value
of their milk or, we will make the butter,
|
! to quantity and quality, guarantee the highest
average price for the month OF northern
creamery as quoted by the Boston Chamber
OF Commerce, deduct six cents pound for
! freight, commission, making, tubs, etc, and
pay tor the same ut the end OF the month or as
soon thereafter as the result can be figured
out. We have made arrangements by which
we can do this with punctuaity, whether the
butter is sold or not. The freight and com
mission will average two cents II h., or lit
tie more, the tubs salt, delivering at the sta
tion etc, will cost ahother cent leaving not
| to exceed three cents tor the Manufacture.
The latter plan secures prompt settlement,
but ncccssitatcs the throwing the product
upon the market and accepting current rates.
The former plan gives the salesman opportun-
ity to select his time Tor marketing, and often
to secure II decided advance in price.
BY our system of testing the milk no patron
need fear loss on account OF mixing poor and
rich milk or that if he gives his cows extra
feed and care he will not get his pay for it..
our experience of the past season enables us
to say emphatically that he will get his true
proportion, not only as to the quantity OF his
milk, but as to the quality also.
The great variation in the price of butter in
| different parts OF the season makes the con-
! tracing of milk for the season at Il stated
price unjust and unequal To pay the same
price for milk in June that is paid in October,
when its intrinsic value is usually increased
one-halt is manifestly absurd.
No pains will be spared by us to make the
coming season a successful one and as profit
able to our patrons as the condition of the
market tor the season will permit.
N B. DOUGLAS 4 Son.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
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NoTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

We find it impossible to fulfil our agree
ment to discontinue all papers not paid in
advance at this date. SO many of our friends
came around to settle mp and take Il new start
that it has used up about all the time we had
to spare to attend to them, leaving us no
chance to prepare and send out notifications
to those still in arrears. 1t would obviously
be unfair to cut Off those who had not been in
formed that they were behind, rs the date OF
expiration does not appear on the paper; so
we have decided in order to do justice to all,
to continue to send out statements of their
standing to delinquents, and then they will be
cut off if they do not heed the call.
Our supply of wood tar exceeds the demand,
and no more will be received on subscriptions
this season.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
THE SCHOOL SuPERINTENDENTs' MEET
mo

The annual meeting of the town su-
perintendents of schools of Addison
county was held at the court house on
Tuesday. There were present Arthur
Clark of Addison, DR.. E. G.. Blasdell of
Bridport, f. A. Hasseltine of Bristol, r..
2. ID. Matthews of Cornwall, j. X. b..
wilkins of Ferrisburgh, Rev. A. Def.
Palmer of Middlebury, S. B. NJ. Cowles
of New Haven, Geo. A. Kimball of Or
well, f. Adams of Panton, f. C. Gibbs
of Ripton, Dr. o. NJ. Bump of Salisbury,
DR.. G. w. Howard of Shoreham and Hon.
WIN. S. Wright of Waltham. The meet
ing organized by the choice of Geo. A.
Kimball for chairman and Rev. A. Def.
Palmer, secretary.
G.. A. Kimball of Orwell, C. ID. Mead
of Middlebury and VIM. ii. Shaw of Yer
gennes were chosen board of county ex-
aminers. Public examinations were APP
pointed on April 20 and Nov. 16, and lists
of questions for these examinations were
prepared and adopted The legality of
endorsed certificates was discussed and a
letter from Judge Veasey on the subject
was read. The following regulation was
then adopted:
No superintendent shall endorse any Ger
! titicates presented to him by teachers who
obtained such certificates of superintendent
in other towns. But teacher may be ex
| amined in one town and the papers be sent tC
| the superintendent of the town in which the
school is to be taught.
State Superintendent Dartt was present
and addressed the meeting, advising tc
hold county teachers institute. 1t was
voted to hold such an institute, commen
cling Wednesday, May IS, and Messrs
Palmer, ,kimball and COwles were appoint
ed a committee to make arrangements
for the same.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
THE GRAMMAR AND GRADED SCHOOLS

The relations of the Addison county
grammar school to the Middlebury grad
ed school have been the subject of some
debate at late. \ search of the records
shows the history of the two institutions
to be as follows: In 1897 the legislature
passed an act Incorporating the Addison
county grammar school. Funds for the
support of the school were procured by
subscription in this and neighboring
towns and the next year school build
ing was erected on the site of the pres
ent graded schoolhouse. Schools were
held there for long time. But the funds
were small in amount, and when the
graded district was formed, in 1866, it
was deemed best to unite the two. The
legislature of 1866 passed an act author
izing the grammar school to transfer all
its property to the graded district, and
by this same act the district was ercpow-
cred "to a make valid and binding
agreement with the grammar school rel
ative to the character and joint manage
ment of the higher department in said
graded school,
Accordingly, on the 20th of February
1867, Prof. w. ii. Parker, as agent of the
trustees of the grammar school, and
Messrs. Edison Comstock, Jason Daven-
port, George c. Adams, David Piper and
| l.. +. Knapp, the prudential committee
/ ~ 10
ment by which the money and income of
the grammar school were transferred to
the district, and its property, including
the school house park, were leased to the
district 'as long as wood grows and wat
er runs on certain conditions. The only
one of these conditions that is of any
account is the following:
II is further agreed by and between the par
! ty of the first part and the party OF the second
part that the prudential committee of the said
district and an equal number of the trustees
! of the grammar school, to be chosen by them
selves from their number, shall together con
stitute II board who shall have the joint man
agement of the higher department of the
graded school, to wit: In determining the
qualifications tor admission into said higher
department and in prescribing the course o
study and in furnishing instruction in sald
department.
1t is clear from the above that the
grammar school corporation has as mucl
to say about the higher department OF
the graded school as the district itself
The affairs of the corporation of the
Addison county grammar school," as it'
legal title runs, are managed by twelve
trustees, who elect their own successors
and appoint five of their number to jor
with the prudential committee of tn,
district in the management of the higher
department of the graded school. Tn,
present members of this committee of tn,
grammar school trustees are Profs. III. NJ
Seely and w. w. Eaton, Rufus Vain
wright, Esq, and Messrs. b. 5. Beckwitl
and +. Vallette.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08

~ ty, SIS.
David Lepp of Middlebury in the county of
Addison, having filed his petition to the Ad-
olson County Court, next to be held at Md
dlebury, within and tor the county OF Addi-
son, on the first Tuesday of June, A. ID. 1887.
setting forth in substance that he was married
to Mary a. Tinnean on the 2Jth day of June,
A. ID. 1878; that he lived with his said wife in
Brandon and Middlebury; that he has resided
in the county OF Addison this state for more
than two years last past; that the said Mary
A. wilfully deserted the said David March IL,
1884, and left for parts unknown and he has
not heard from her since; wherefore he prays
for II divorce from the said Mary A; and 1t
appearing that the said Mary A. is without
this state so that said petition cannot be
served upon her. II is ordered that the said
Mary A be summoned to appear and answer
the foregoing libel on the first day of next
term of said court to he held at Middlebury,
within and for the county of Addison, ON the
first Tuesday of June, A. ID. 1851, by the publi-
cation OF the substance OF said libel together
with this order in the Middlebury Register IA
public newspaper published in Middlebury in
said county, three weeks successfully, the
last OF which publications. to be nj least six
weeks prlor to said term of court.
Dated AT Middlebury, aforesaid this Ith day
OF April, A. ID. lsS7.
IA RUFUS WAlNWRlGHT Clerk.
ELDREDGE n sLADE, Att'ys for Libellant
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08

much better chance here now than eyer
before; if he will stay in Vermont, work
as hard as he would if he went West and
economic as new settlers do, he will
soon be in easy circumstances.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
A REMARKABLE Cow.

The Holstein COW "Clothilde," owned
by Smiths, Powell & Lamb of Syracuse,
closed years milk record recently
that surpasses all previous records re-
ported from any part of the world-26, ,0O0
pounds. The COW is six years old.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

Notice is hereby given that the copartner.
ship, heretofore existing between Charles D.
Earl and Herbert +. smith, both of Middle
bury, VT, under the firm name OF Earl II
Smith, is this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent
All parties indebted to the said firm are
hereby notified to pay the amount OF th9ir in
debtedness to Charles ID. Earl who is author
lied to settle all outstanding accounts, paya'
bic to Earl 4 Smith.
CHAS. ID. EARL,
HERBERT +. SMITH.
Middlebury, VT, April T. 1887.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
ARRESTED FOR THEFT AT BURLINGTON

Mrs. Eunice Walch was arrested at
Burlington, VT, at midnight Saturday
on charge of stealing so and about
$4,000 worth of notes from the law-of-
flee of A. G. Whittemore while he was in
an adjoining office. The money was re-
covered on her person, but the box con-
tanning the papers has not yet been found.
f. Y. Davis, boarder, was also arrested
on suspicion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
CONvICTs AND SALOONS.


Governor Ormsbee has proclaimed Fri
day. April Sth. as Fast Day. We suggest
that some of those "way back" fellows
forward the sum they save by fasting
toward liquidating their Indebtedness for
the Tribune Ludlow Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
PRESS OPINIONS.
THE ESSENCE OF WISDOM.

"Wisdom am not in knowing such a
powerful sight" says Brother Gardner
of the Lime Kiln club, "but in keepin'
shet on what you doan' know"
CONvICTS AND SALOONS.
a contemporary makes the startling
discovery that one out of every S37 inhab-
itants of the United States is in prison
A more ghastly one is that there is a
saloon to every 345 inhabitants of this
country, and it seems the two great facts
somehow belong side by side Mont
pelier Watchnan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
RAMS THREE YEARS OLD,

No. 10, owned and bred by V. V. Black
mer, Orwell; sire, Wall Street; weight
of fleece, ~ lbs. on; weight of carcass,
l26 lbs; days growth, 36O staple, l-2
in.; fibre, 3 l-2 in. No. l25, owned by
Bssell & Forbes and bred by o. c. Mar
tin; sire, Wall Street; weight of fleece,
26 lbs, 8 o.; carcass, l27; staple, .;
fibre. 3 Ia.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
RAMS TWO YEARS OLD.

No. 547, owned and bred by f. n. Bis
sell; weight of fleece, "A lbs. oz. 4; car
cass ll2; staple, ,; fibre, II; days
growth, 3G4; sire, Goldfinder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-11

There stands at the front entrance to the
plantation o. John Brass, near Lee, Fla.
pine which from its Dimensions might
denote centurys growth, or more, vieing
in verdure with younger specimens OF its
Species and though it is passed daily and
is we'll known to every inhabitant of the
surrounding country, none but its owner,
and those he has shown it TO are aware of
the remarkable feature which makes it, "a
wonder of the age" Lightning we know
generally destroys everything with which
it comes in contact, but this noble and ven
cradle tree has withstood its terrific assault
and stands a memento of failure by that
subtle and space-annihilating fluid to de-
stroy the object Of its attack. Yea, may
probably have elapsed since it was stricken,
and the terrific wounds it then received
though partially healed are still perfectly
visible